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Sunday, May 2, 2010

A big boy room reveal!

Well…it’s done! And I am in LURVE.

It’s been raining for two days straight, so I was rushing like mad to get pics while it was somewhat bright out earlier today. It’s not all perfect, but who cares. I am in love. :) (Because I am a special kind of crazy, I may retake some of these when we get a sunny day this week.)

In my next post I will give you the low down on all the little details, but for now, I'll just share the hundreds few pictures I took. ;)

I present to you…a big boy room in primary colors! (Never say you will never use primary colors cause then you’ll use them and be in love with them and eat. your. words!):

For the entry into the room, I made a sign using vinyl from my advertiser, Single Stone Studios. I actually have one more piece on the way to finish it off but I just love how it welcomes us into the room:

Obviously, the theme is airplanes. So they took flight in a few spots around the room:

The nightstand I stole from the guest bedroom. Free! Until I redo the guest bedroom and need a new one in there. Whatever. Details. It was a garage sale find from years ago:

This cutie lamp is just one of the many little details I adore about this room:

I know, I kept the bedding as a little surprise. :) It was a total splurge:

The shams, comforter and blanket were all from Pottery Barn Kids. NOT cheap. But I’ve heard they hold up incredibly well so I felt like it was worth it. I (kind of. not really. like to say I) evened out the cost of the PBK bedding with the airplane sheets from Kmart.

They were one of the very first purchases for the space and were the inspiration for the whole room!

I had a friend make some pillows to match the headboard:

And the bed skirt was a bit of a DIY project as well, but I’ll tell you more about that later this week:

Did you notice the sconces? ;) Squeal!!

I kept wavering between the original oil-rubbed bronze look and the brushed nickel, and then one of you ahhhmazing Squee-zays suggested RED:

And OH dear LORDY I love it!!:

You are ALL amazing by the way. ;) I was going back and forth between the two metal options and when red was mentioned I was HOOKED.

The airplane sheets are navy, red and yellow with just a bit of light blue. So those colors were used on the accessories throughout the built ins:

The shelves hold more of the little details I love:The accessories mingle with some of our favorite pictures of our sweet Bub – most of them I took:

Pay no attention to the price tag on the bottom of that airplane! Gah! I was racing to beat the rain clouds peeps. :)

I tried not to overdo it with the airplanes but sheesh, it was hard!:

Who knew airplanes could be so CUTE?:

The Bub in his three-year-old decorating brilliance wanted to add a pop of yellow to Squishy II’s crib with a SpongeBob doodad we found at the pet store:

Squishy II totally digs him:

I will share all of the details (costs, where I bought, how I transformed) in the next post. For now, I. am. pooped.

Do I miss the apple green nursery? I have to say, I wasn’t sad at all to paint over all the soothing colors that were his baby room:

Because I waited till he was ready, I was ready and I had a clear idea in my head of what I wanted to do. I loved his nursery more than I can even express!

But now my boy is getting bigger and so is his room. Sniff. ;) And now we love it just as much as the nursery, but in a different, big boy way:

I hope you enjoyed the process! Thanks for coming along for the ride. ;)

P.S. I’m listing this room on Rate My Space for the first time in years…sometimes people get a little extra opinionated over there. I’m sceered. Yikes!

P.P.S. The Before and After Party is rescheduled to next Monday! Sorry I didn’t mention that before!

Not only am I in love with the room, but I'm in LOVE with all the pictures you posted! I was hooked on all the little details, and it was such a fun tour! You did an awesome job, Sarah! I've been eyeing that bedding for some time, so I'm a little green...errr...red with envy!! I just love it all!

I.love.it!!!! It is so cute. I had a vision very similar to this for my son's room. I wanted to do it when he was a baby. He is now 7 (today actually) and I never got to do it. I became single and we moved and now he's sharing a room with his sister. Oh well. I'll live vicariously through you. ;) I love all the little details. Great job!

WOW~ AMAZING! TOTALLY IN LOVE WITH IT ALL... MAGAZINE POTTERY BARN WORTHY! You have serious talent, and could make a great living doing interior designing. WAY TO GO! love all the aiplane details, and the bedding is fab. JGG

FABulous!! My son's room was antique red, white and blue, with the inspiration being a red, white and blue quilt I made for his bed. But the colors were more antiqued. I am a freak for red. What a wonderful room for your growing little boy. Made me miss my son's room! He is 21 now, and doesn't live here anymore. Time goes so fast!!

You did a fabulous job! And I am totally with you about the growing up thing of course you love the baby years but you gotta love your kids in the new age they are in. We are into the Taylor Swift era and it is FUN!

You always leave us readers on pins and needles with anticipation! I was thrilled to find your blog post and think the room looks amazing!!! You definitely transformed his baby room into a big boy room ~ and with 'flying' colors nonetheless. Such inspiration for us all.

Oh I LURVE it! And I love that I will be redoing my lil' stinker's room soon and you have given me tons of ideas! Same colors but a vintage sports theme is what I think I'm gonna go with. You are so good at what you do! I always say its all about the details! Great job!

I really love the way you displayed the art with the mouldings around it...very clever! A lot of bang for the buck. And oh, the PB bedding, I've been in love with for a long time...so if you're going to splurge, that was a good place to do it!

Super, super cute! I know you worked really hard on all the details and it shows. All of the photos and cute touches on the shelves look fabulous and all of the brightly colored airplanes are adorable! I bet he just loves his new big boy room!

Love the room. I really like all the airplanes too. My boys would be so jealous.

I splurged on the Pottery barn quilts for my boys too and have to say I've been SO happy with them. I have a son that still wets his bed and we have to wash his blanket a lot. I bet I've washed it like 30 times at least and it STILL looks exactly like the other 2 boys matching quilts. No fading or bunching. Worth the $ for sure!

Sarah, this room totally pops in all the right places! I love the deeper tones yet you've flip flopped the lights vs darks so it's still bright and cheerful. The picture mounting is total genius and so original!

What a lovely lovely room! You should be very proud. Here's hoping the Bub has the most dreamy sleeps in such whimsical surroundings. :)

I love the room. LOVE it. But... how will you keep that way? My daughter is 4 and her room is always cluttered with toys. Do you have a separate toy room? Is his bedroom only for sleeping? Our rule is that her younger brother is not allowed in her room, so she puts all her most treasured toys in there. She knows that any toy left in the playroom is fair game to get drooled on by the baby!

My favorites of this room are the dark walls and the yellow vintage looking plane. So great! PB stuff holds up amazing! I splurged on a quilt 7 years ago for my kids room and it has been through it all and still looks great!

It is absolutely gorgeous!!! I thought the nursery was cute, but must say that the big boy room is even better!!! LOVE the airplane theme too cute! If I have a 3rd son I'll have to steal it:)

Just some friendly advice, buy 2 or 3 sets of those airplane sheets if you haven't already;) I bought my older son the cutest striped sheets at Target a couple years ago that go with his bedding perfectly, unfortunately the fitted sheet now has a hole in it and I am kicking myself that I didn't buy 2! (I do have some plain sheets for him, just not the super-cute striped one)

Absolutely inspiring! And so motivating! How long did that take you to do? Maybe a month? Impressive. BTW, so funny how you thought we'd notice the price tag on that plane...only til you mentioned it, but I totally get noticing details. :)

Wow! I lurve it too! I noticed the cute airplane lamp, did you use a brushed nickel spray for the base? Or did you get it like that? Just curious, I've been perusing the blogs in regards to ORB and such!

I am a total fan of your blog. Found myself a cheese dome and candle sticks at a garage sale this weekend! Can't wait to make my cloche and post about it!

Today I posted about how I'm addicted to Pottery Barn,should have posted about how I'm addicted to Thrifty Decor Chick!! :)

it is so beautiful! congratulations! and you are right - the pottery barn kids bedding holds up unbelievably well. we bought sheets and matching duvet for my son 6 years ago and they show NO signs of wear. not even a button has popped off of the duvet. when i made his "bigger" boy room he still wanted to keep that bedding and it worked great.

It turned out perfectly! Love it. I too splurge on PBK quilts and so far so good with washing them up. I did have my son's first big boy one spread color at the stitching but PBK was awesome and sent a brand new one that washed up fine! Don't be afraid to ask if that happens to you. You totally rocked this room (and every other you do)!

It looks AMAZING! I love it too....I'm so impressed that you transformed EVERYTHING!! You do all the little details...it is a totally new room. I'm so inspired to "finish" my kids rooms. And I must admit that I saw the red sconces before you mentioned them and I thought "Wow, red looks awesome"... I'm noticing the amazing details.....Congrats on a great job!!

Fantastic! Love the red sconces up against the white. ;) And the little red lantern! So many great touches really. I think I saw the headboard fabric at Joanns. Was it Nautica? Goes great with the bedding!

The room looks absolutely charming and will be appropriate for many years to come! That might be good and bad, (good because you won't need to redecorate for a few years and bad because you won't have to redecorate for a few years!) Thanks for all of the inspiration. Whenever I bring crazy things home from the thrift store or start spray painting random things in the house and people think I'm CRAZY, I just show them your blog and then I seem much less so :) Thats just to say you're much more ambitious that I am! The Rate My Space people will have nothing but nice things to say and if they don't well, I'm sure you can think of a nice place to send them :)!

That room is awesome!! Great job! I kkep saying it reminds me of my son's room.....only bub's is way more fabulous. My son is almost 8 and starting to have his own opinions on how he would like his room. Pokemon bedding, and decorating with deer antlers...(Cringe) I will put that off for as long as I can!

I am so in love with the stitched star bedding for our cowboy playroom and extra guest bedroom! I have been absolutely coveting it and stalking eBay watching for it at a good price. You were right to go for it- it looks awesome!

This is so cute! I love it. I STILL can't figure out what to do in my 6 yo's room. We have added a few train items since he loves trains, but I just can't figure out what to do with his walls. He still has the baby Snoopy on the walls from his crib days. I know....sad....

found your site via a search for airplane bedrooms! i'm looking to do the same this summer...could you tell me the brand and color paint you used? we've purchased the SAME quilts :) also, where did you get the fabulous hanging airplanes? the ones from PBK kids are sold out. dang it!

I lurve it too! I'm so glad you went with red on the sconces, it looks fantastic. (I was one of many who suggested red. Can I take credit for how great that looks? No, all you!!) I love all the little details. The colors and style will grow nicely with the Bub. Awesome job.

I just found your blog and I am in LOVE!!!! Your son's room is adorable, our son's nursery was done in a vintage travel theme which incorporated a lot of these elements. We're looking to change it up into a "big boy" room soon since he's getting bigger and has a definate opinion about what he wants. Your whole blog made me smile, I'll be back soon!

I'm going to be so bold and said this is probably the most amazing boy's room I've seen. I love every little detail.Rate my Space is a scary place, I never posted but read the comments...yikes...but I KNOW there are only going to be good possitive things to say about this room!

Oh.My.Gosh. I LOVE it! I love all the airplanes in the room and I don't think you overdid it at all. Love the bedding! Great Job! and who cares if rate my space doesn't like it. You do and that's all that matters.

Sarah, you have every right to be uber proud of this room. It turned out adorable! I am in love with all the little details. The airplanes on the lamps are precious and that bright red piggy bank is so cute! I love it all. Nicely done girlfriend!

Oh, I just adore every part of it! I've been lurking throughout this redo and am very excited to see the finished room. I never would have thought to use a bamboo shade in this room but it looks great and whatever you spent on the bedding, it was worth it b/c it looks amazing.

QUESTION: Can you share the measurements of the bedroom when you do the run-down on the details? It looks similar in size to my little guys room, but I've always been afraid that color on the walls would be too much in such a small room. But, it looks SO good in that room. Sooo, approximate measurements would be awesome to know.

One more question! Your white frames. Did you buy them like that? Or make them with molding? They look so substantial and nice. Not like dollar store frames spray painted white. Just curious. I'm always trying to find nice frames for cheap!

My hubs, a former air cadet, still has a thing for airplanes, so I'm dying to know where you picked up the silver propeller that you've hung near the doorway?! Something like that would be fab in his office!

Oh my word does it ever look fabulous! Seriously. One big question though, how did you get your 3 year old to want something that wasn't like Lightning McQueen or Spiderman? I wanted to do dinosaurs in my DS's room and make it along the lines of your room, but my son is insistant on spiderman or hulk or lightning mcqueen. ugghh...

Absolutely love it! I'm wanting to redo my son's room and have been looking for inspiration. You have provided that ten times over! While my son is not into airplanes, there are many ideas in here that have inspired me to make a room perfect for him and his interests. Thanks for sharing!

By the way, I was delighted to find your blog listed as one of the top decorating blogs on the Bella Online for Women site. You knew, didn't you? It is in the Home and Garden section, under Budget Decor. The editor gave a little blurb about you and your website...nice!

it looks awesome!! i will say in my experience Pottery Barn stuff does hold up well. We actually have the airplane quilt for my 4 year old's room. I just made his Baby Martex "In Flight" room more Big Boy by adding that quilt and not having to change the mural on the wall! :) Congrats! Moving to a big boy room is a big deal!!

What a fun room!! But may I ask, where did the little one sleep at night while you were decking out his plane haven?? I'd love to re-do the kiddies room but where to put them??? =) Thanks so much for sharing!!

I do love what you have done, but i would be lying if I didn't say that I have a small lump in my throat thinking of you painting over the baby look. Oh say that I will never have to paint over the baby blue in my Thomas' room...please say i wont ;)!

Oh, Sarah. . . what a wonderful, wonderful space! It looks great. I started to say that it looks beautiful, but that's the wrong word for a boy space. You have demonstrated that a boy's room can be wonderful, inspired, fun, AND great-looking!!

Did you add cording around the headboard? It looks like it from the pics--and it looks awesome!

Love,love,love all of it!!!! I saw the red pop on the sconces and said to myself,"Hey,I thought she was going metal...???" Love the red so much!!!! Such a fantastic job!! Thanks for sharing it all with us,lots of great ideas there!!

Design success often comes in the domain where less is more. The single large piece of art with framing above the bed is 1000 times more beautiful than a bazillion little stickies... Our motto too at My Design Guide.com

I just recently discovered your blog, and have been spending time enjoying all of your amazing posts. This room came out so stinkin' cute!! I ABSOLUTELY love the theme you picked. Does your little man just love it to pieces? You put some of those Pottery Barn rooms to shame. :)

Soooo cute! I love all the little details...and the colored books are a great touch, but just a suggestion, maybe you can find some books on Lindburgh and/or Amelia to mix in? Just a thought. You are mucho talented and I love looking at all your projects just for fun and also inspiration. :) I'm thinking of copying your gumball fish bowl idea since we have an unused pink gumball machine and my 10 year old has been asking for a fish! :)

GORGEOUS. I love all the little details ... the airplanes on the shade, the striped fabric on the stool, and the bed linens are absolutely beautiful. Well worth the splurge, they totally make the room.

Oh! I love this room! My kids share a room right now, but I am working on splitting them up. My idea is to have my daughter in a Marie Antoinette type room (think the movie with Kirsten Dunst) and I was thinking of doing my boys room just like that PB room you showed. But I love your room! I just might have to change my plans for my little guy's room.

That looks FANTASTIC! I'll have to file this away in my favorites because I have a feeling I will one day do an airplane room. My husband is a 3rd generation pilot..so if we ever have a boy...I'm so doing this ;)

I posted some cute kid's rooms on my blog today, you should check it out!

I LOVE the room and the wall color. Great job and I too plan to copy some of the elements when my little guy needs a big boy room! Watching some of your video's has given me some very misguided confidence that I can do things around my house...and I plan to start in the very near future.

I love your blog!! This room is so stinkin cute! I've done airplanes in my son's nursery and hopefully we'll be able to convert it into something like your son's new room. Thanks for posting! I'm giving you a blog award at {little-inspirations.blogspot.com}. :)

I LOVE this room. You have done such a WONDERFUL job on it! I had a thought.. It would look awesome if you added 2 red stars above the bed on both sides of the molding. It would tie in with the bedding perfectly. It's just a thought, I'm not being critical. You can take it or leave it ;) With or without, the room is VERY well done. Good job, Sarah. :)

I LOVE this room. You have done such a WONDERFUL job on it! I had a thought.. It would look awesome if you added 2 red stars above the bed on both sides of the molding. It would tie in with the bedding perfectly. It's just a thought, I'm not being critical. You can take it or leave it ;) With or without, the room is VERY well done. Good job, Sarah. :)

I've been following you forever, or at least a few months. Love your blog and this room is adorable. Two favorites; the red sconces and the paint or paper you used on the sides of the bookcase. It is the little details that make this room so special. Great job!

Love, love, love the new big boy room. You did such a good job of creating a "fly away" environment, I know want to fly somewhere myself! preferably to the beach :) I must ask, though, are there plug-ins behind that stuff on the bottom shelf?? What a fabulous idea!

I adore the way you have decorated his bedroom, i love stars, my son has decided he now wants a star wars bedroom. I was going to go with using a lot of stars and stripes fabric but he wants the actual picture duvet which i swore i would never allow in my kids bedrooms but i think i am going to have to backdown and try and source it oversees as South Africa is very slow when it comes to keeping up with the times.

You done a super job and I love it. I'm sure your son loves it too. A lot of work on your part and it shows. I bet you are glad to be done with it. Loved the pictures, and like I said, you did one Super, Super, job. It is just so cute and darling.

Wowzers ! What a charming and FUN space for your little/big boy to grow up in. I love, love, love that quilt too ! I wanted it in brown for my twins room, but they vetoed it - could be because they're 19 - lol !!!!!

There is soooo much to love in this room I couldn't possibly know where to begin. Incredible concept, Clever ideas, Outstanding execution! A dream come true for any boy. Now the test will be to see if he keeps it like this. lol. In short...VERY WELL DONE!

Love your sons new big boy room. Your splurge on the bedding ties it all together and was well worth it for the design. Terrific job and I'm sure he dreams sweetly in his new room created with love by momma!

I love the room it so boy and perfect with all the airplane touches. Now to decide what color to do for my little flier...red and brown or navy and red or navy and light blue....oh the decisions. I keep changing my mind depending on the bedding, art and accents I see. I also have a collection of hobby lobby airplanes I have been saving for my sons big boy airplane room. His name is Maverick so airplanes is the perfect theme for him and he loves them too. Thanks so much for all the great airplane room ideas.

Holy Smokes that's great! LOVE the colors and all the special touches. I just redid my son's room for 'big boy' and it was the most fun project I've done to date. Something about doing something you love so much...and who you know will love the space so much!!

fyi -- i'm wasting all kinds of time on your blog now that I've found it! (and following)